Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

Can I Shoot 1 MOA All Day? (Bloke/Polenar Challenge Accepted!)

May 14, 2024 Ian McCollum 4

Bloke on the Range Challenge Video: Bloke and Žiga have challenged us – and you! – to shoot a 1 MOA group on demand, with a non-benchrest sort of rifle. The idea is that a […]

Finland’s Prototype Belt-Fed GPMG: L41 Sampo

May 13, 2024 Ian McCollum 25

During the 1930s, there was interest in Finland in replacing the Maxim heavy machine gun with something handier and more mobile. There were experiments with large drum magazines for the LS-26 light machine gun, but […]

Blk Lbl Integrated Handguard/Bipod for the Q Fix

May 12, 2024 Ian McCollum 1

Ever since I first saw Blk Lbl at SHOT Show many years ago I’ve really liked their handguard-integrated bipods. They are completely slick and unobtrusive when folded up, but offer a good range of motion, […]

AK-63F: Hungary’s Last Military Kalashnikov

May 11, 2024 Ian McCollum 10

Join our Kickstarter for “Rifles On The Danube” today and get your copy of the best book on Hungarian AKs! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=dioegq In 1978, as AMD-65 rifles in service were starting to get worn out, FÉG […]

Full Auto Glock 18 at the Range: Can I Hit…Anything?

May 11, 2024 Ian McCollum 18

https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/glock-18-range I’ve fired a number of different machine pistols, but until today never a Glock 18. So, we’re going to give it a try! This is an original factory example, not a conversion.

Romania Copies the Jericho: Cugir Models 95 & 98

May 10, 2024 Ian McCollum 17

By the end of communism in Romania in 1989, the standard service pistols for the army and police were still the old Tokarevs and the Cugir Model 74 “Carpați” Walther PP copy. These were obviously […]

Hungarian Blast Machine: AMD-65 at the Range

May 9, 2024 Ian McCollum 15

“Rifles on the Danube” Kickstarter is live! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=ewy77i Today I took my AMD-65 out to the range. I’ve shot regular AKMs with AMD muzzle brakes, but never had the chance to try the AMD-65 in […]

Tanegashima: Guns of the Samurai

May 8, 2024 Ian McCollum 9

The first Japanese exposure to firearms came from Portuguese traders in 1534, as the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima. They received a matchlock, and quickly recognized its utility and potential – within 10 years matchlocks […]

Researching Hungarian Kalashnikovs: Interview with László Becz

May 7, 2024 Ian McCollum 0

Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikov Firearms 1959-2002 is available now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=ezuyuv Nic Jenzen-Jones, Director of Research for Headstamp Publishing, spent some time in Budapest speaking with László Becz, author of “Rifles on […]

MG08: The Devil’s Paintbrush

May 6, 2024 Ian McCollum 16

The MG08 was the German Army standard Maxim gun in World War One. The Germany Navy adopted the Maxim first in 1894, followed by the Army in 1899, then a new pattern in 1901, and […]